Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-28
District Government Affair.

CLAIMS THAT II Is A COLOR QUESTION.
Jno.C. Parcel, proprietor OF Manor Park at Gies-
boro' Point, has written TO the Commissioners
protesting against an order "that no further per-
mits be granted for Giesboro pic-nics" He asserts
that he was informed as the present season ap-
preached that there was a strong feeling in the
neighborhood against permitting colored excur-
slonS 10 this park: denies the truth allegations
made in a letter OF complaint to the Commission
erA and says 1.-The evidence In this case Is TO my
mind plain as proof Of holy writ that this is an
putable colored people from having pic-nics here
THE OLD DISTRICT BUILDING
The request OF Mr.. VIM. Morrison for the an
condition OF the old District building having been
referred by the Commissioners TO Building In
spector Entwisle for consideration he to-day rem
dered an adverse opinion. Mr.. Entwisle states
there was no stipulation in the original lease
which requires the Commissioners before vacating
the building to restore II TO its primitive condi-
make any alterations necessary to the convenience
OF the District Offices He does not, therefore,
thlnk the District should commit itself by acced-
ing 70 MI. MerrisOn's request.
BUILDING PERMITS
nave been Issued by Inspector Entw1sle as follows
w0itz TO erect six brick dwellings, numbered
northeast; $4,000. g. W. Flynn, to erect two
brick dwellings, numbered 1856 and 1885, sth street
northwest; $500. Thos- Martin. to erect brick
southeast; 81, 800. John Schoellkopf TO erect two
brick dwellings on l street southeast, between
l2th and 18th streets; s., $50 Jennie Reeder, TO
repair NO. 1910 14th street northwest; s., 200.
NIsCRLLANEOUs.
The Commissioners have suspended their order
Tor the removal OF the side track In the vicinity OF
square 7l3 for sixty days.
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKEr-2l6 cattle on the
market yesterday; l45 sold TO butchers as follows
Best sold from to Axe. per To-; good, 30. to &C.
medium, to 3kc.; common, = 10 2s1c.; Il shipped
to Baltimore. ,254 sheep and lambs on the mar.
ket; 972 sold to butchers as follows: old sheep
sold from TO &c. per H.; lambs, 81 to exc; 2O5
shipped &c Baltimore; n lert over. Is cows and
calves sold from SO TO s45 each. Market for both
cattle, sheep and lambs was only fair.
SINKING OF A WHARF.-The Old wharf at the In.
sane Asylum grounds, about 60 by 100 feet, which
was condemned some months ago, collapsed last
night and went to the bottom OF the Eastern
Branch. schooner laden with sand for Messrs
Mclaughlin Davis the contractors for the con-
Wet building, was unloaded yesterday and the
sand piled on the wharf. This morning the
wharf and sand had sunk out OF sight with the
derrick and ether appliances
MARRIAGE LICENSES. - Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF court to Jno r. Mar.
shall and Maria l. Brown; Chauncey n. button.
NOrr1stOwn, Pa, and Martha Anna Lauck; Henry
Mitchell and Mary Scott; Geo. Watkins ana Char
lotte Hill. c. G. Sheppard, OF Warrenton, Va, and
Catherine G. Scott, OF Richmond, Va L. II. Ander-
son and Kate Walker; simon Harden and Laura
LOnday, A. l. Thompson, OF Norfolk, Va. and Bessie
b. Ogle; ChaS. Clark, OF Orange County, Va and
Mary +. Russell, OF Caroline County, Va.